Man Charged with Sexual Assault Questioned by Homeland Security

A Bridgeport man was charged with sexual assault after he allegedly had oral sex and sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old female.

The victim reportedly met the suspect -- identified as Hilario Perez-Canalizo, 31, of Atwater Street, at a gym in Trumbull approximately a week before Thursday's arrest.

The teen was reported missing by a Fairfield family member and police located her and Perez-Canalizo Thursday night at Owen Fish Park on Stratfield Road.

They were both interviewed and police determined an assault had taken place two days prior at Perez-Canalizo's home in Bridgeport. He was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of risk of injury to a minor at police headquarters, where he was held in lieu of a $100,000 bond.

A Homeland Security Agent contacted Fairfield police at 2 a.m. Friday inquiring about Perez-Canalizo. Following a phone interview between Perez-Canalizo and the agent, the Department of Homeland Security filed an immigration detainer. Perez-Canalizo was transported to court on Friday.